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It appears to be a place where one can get better mental care in a conducive atmosphere. |
Anil Sastry
Reporter
The Hindu, Bangalore |
"Neeraja" blooms
"Neeraja - Your Choice Food Needs" is not just a shop selling our daily food needs. Behind this is a decade old saga of a organisation striving to provide comfort and care to nearly 150 persons suffering from one form or the other of mental illness and demonstrate that they can over come the same and become productive members of Society.
Cadabam'S Home for Mentally disabled Trust since it's establishment in 1992 has been in the vanguard of Mental Health Service taking the responsibility of providing Professional Psycho-Social Care with love and concern to it's Residents."Neeraja" Your Choice is the result of Cadabam'S Self-help Scheme. |
| Deccan Herald 10th April 2003 |
Cadabam's "Neeraja" to be opened on October 27
"Neeraja" is Cadabam'S answer to the reluctance of industrial and business establishments to employ it's rehabilitated residents and give them a chance to return to the social mainstream. |
| Deccan Herald 26.10.2002 |
Gifts with meaning from Cadabam's
"Neeraja" is a unique programme of rehabilitation of the mentally disabled perhaps the first of it's kind in the country
In the long run "Neeraja" has plans to create a permanent gallery to provide an opportunity for other institutions engaged in rehabilitation services for exhibition and sale of the material crafted by their residents. |
| Times of India 26.10.2002 |
Lauding the efforts of the institution in providing care and rehabilitation to the Mentally disabled, he hoped the other institutions would take up the work. |
| Report in "The Hindu" 3/11/1998 |
6th Anniversary of Cadabam'S Celebrated at Rajbhavan Cadabam'S setting new trends in Medical arena |
| Nav Hind Times, Panaji 11/4/2002 |
Expressing concern over the increasing number of mentally ill people in society Chief minister S.M.Krishna on Sunday said the Government would extend all possible help to Institutions involved helping them.
Speaking at the inaugural function of "Tanmayee" a residential complex for the mentally ill at Cadabam's Rehabilitation Centre, Mr.Krishna said the number of mentally challenged people in India was over one percent of the total population. "We need to take immediate steps to treat them in all possible ways" he said. |
The Asian Age 24/6/2002 reporting
on the 10th anniversary of Cadabam's |
Congratulating Cadabam'S for it's continued efforts in making life easy for the mentally challenged, the chief minister said "Cadabam'S has a special concern for the mentally challenged. The organization is doing a highly apreciable job. Cadabm'S requires no help from the Government as it has the confidence to stand on its own, but if Cadabam'S requires any help from us to improve the lives of such people then the Government will extend the necessary assistance. |
Sri.S.M.Krishna(Chief Minister of Karnataka)
Speaking at the 10th Anniversary of Cadabam's
Deccan Herald 24.6.2002 |
A special centre for special people
Cadabam'S Rehabilitation Centre is one of the largest such Institutions in the city.
"The institution provides round the clock care for residents and a dedicated band of counselors medical officers, Senior Nurses and Care takers. |
| Indian Express 11th March 2003 |
Rehabilitating The Less Fortunate
The Cadabam'S Home for Mentally disabled Trust has come out with a novel scheme, "Neeraja"(Lotus). The scheme implemented through the Cadabam'S Centre for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation will help rehabilitated mentally ill patients to stand on their own feet and integrate themselves with main stream. At the same time theyu will be trained so that they can tone their business skills, bring out their eclipsed talents and vocational skills and most importantly boost their morale. |
Ms.Sahana Charan
in The Hindu 10th April 2003 |
Speaking after inaugurating the function and releasing the institution's souvenir called "Ashwasan", Mr.Reddy said the center should think of a permanent solution for rehabilitating the mentally disabled in the country.
Mr.Somanna lauded the contribution of Cadabam'S towards rehabilitating the mentally disabled and said the government would never have succeeded in running such an institution. |
| Asian Age 3rd November 1997 |
"A Special home for Special People"
Situated about 25kms from the madding crowd of Bangalore city is Cadabam'S home a way from home. A haven for the mentally retarded. Cadabam'S prides itself on being the first of it's kind in the country. Cadabam'S has come a long way with just three mentally disabled residents to 80 members now. |
| Ms.S.K.Padmaja in "Deccan Herald"Jan 8th 1998 |
Cadabam'S Trust a home for the mentally disabled has set up a new campus in the city with an occupational therapy block.
Facilities to enable talented inmates pursue their interests, be it Painting, Tailoring, Printing or Cooking are available on the campus. they will also be encouraged to develop communication skills. |
| A Report in "The Hindu" 24.3.1998 |
Cadabam'S - A Placeless Lucky People Call Home
For those who have moved from one doctor to another, One hospital to another and one rehabilitation center to another Cadabam'S Home provides long term peace, handed out with Kindness. |
| Y.Mahesh Reddy in Indian Express - 4th April 1998 |
Extending a hand to the needy
Emphasising the need for more attention and care to the mentally disabled, the Governor Mr.Khurshed Alam Khan said it was the duty of not only parents (of Mentally disabled Persons) but also society to ensure the mentally disabled people were given training and guidance to make their life comfortable |
| Indian Express, October 19th 1998 |
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